The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

MOUNT VERNON, Va. (DC News Now) — “America’s First Action Hero. Love, Arnold.” That was the message on the wreath that Arnold Schwarzenegger placed at the tomb of George Washington on July 4 when the ...

The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have reopened to visitors. The $40 million preservation project at the first ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine, ...

When we left last week’s column, I was enjoying ale-battered fish, onion rings and potato wedges at Gadsby’s Tavern, a place where George Washington ate from time to time and even had “Birthnight ...

Former California govenor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger placed a wreath at the tomb of George Washington on July 4 when Schwarzenegger visited Mount Vernon, home of the country's first president.